Outdoor Apparatus for Outdoor Grills Providing Overhead Canopy Function During Cooking and Retractable to Become a Cover for Storage

ABSTRACT

An apparatus provides overhead canopy/cover function for an outdoor cooking grill. The canopy provides protection of the food and the grill from fallen debris during cooking. When the grill is not in use, the apparatus can be retracted to a cover position for storage. In the retracted position, the apparatus provides a compact cover to prevent dust and other debris from damaging the grill.

This is a substitute specification for application Ser. No. 12/912,674of the U.S. Patent filed on Oct. 25, 2010, entitle Retractable OutdoorBarbeque Grill Cover/Canopy.

REFERENCE CITED

U.S. Pat. No. 6,328,083 Barbeque Grill cover

U.S. Pat. No. 4,340,027 Barbeque Grill cover

U.S. patent Application US 20090223547 Vented Protective Canopy HousingFor Grill

U.S. Pat. No. 6,567,718 Umbrella Assembly for outdoor Barbeque Grill

FILED OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a dual function cover/canopy for barbequegrills which can be opened as a canopy and retracted as a compact coverthat makes the invention unique and novel.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Outdoor barbeque grills have become a common household appliance.Outdoor grills can be expensive and many simple single function coversare available for protection from the outdoor elements. For example,U.S. Pat. No. 6,328,083 Barbeque Grill cover provides a cover forprotection during storage. However, they all require cumbersome removaland no protection of any form is provided upon removal. Replacing thecovers onto the grill can be a difficult task due to the tight fitting.Often these covers are damaged in the replacement process. Duringcooking, a canopy can provide protection of fallen debris onto thegrill. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,567,718 Umbrella Assembly foroutdoor Barbeque Grill. A canopy usually requires additional spacesurrounding the grill and takes up useful outdoor living space.

However there are few of patents and publications contributing to anapparatus that is easily retractable which saves space and provide dualfunctions of cover and canopy.

This invention provides a dual function and conveniently retractablegrill cover/canopy combination.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present general invention concept provides a stand, a frame, a fireretardant and water resistant fabric attached to the frame, and a pairof retractable hinges for conversion from cover to canopy function.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a block schematic diagram of the apparatus for retractablebarbeque grill cover/canopy.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The invention provides an apparatus for providing storage protection foroutdoor barbeque grills and an overhead canopy cover during cooking.

In FIG. 1, the apparatus in its storage cover position.

In FIG. 2, the apparatus in its overhead canopy position.

To retract the apparatus from the canopy position to cover position, thehinges are pressed to release from their locked positions.

To open the apparatus from the cover position to the canopy position,the cover is simply raised until the hinges are locked.

1. An apparatus for preventing the outdoor elements from damaging anoutdoor cooking grill in its compact retracted position. The apparatuscan be opened conveniently to become an overhead canopy to preventdebris from reaching food items being cooked on the grill: a stand forwithholding the apparatus in a safe and steady position. a frame forsupporting the main cover material a main cover for providing protectionof the cooking grill a pair of retractable hinges for conversion fromstorage cover to open canopy a simple operation to retract the apparatusfrom canopy to storage cover
 2. The apparatus of claim 1, where the maincover material comprising: a fire retardant fabric material. a waterresistant fabric material.